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G..ARMSTRONG. STEAM SEPARATOR-f APPLICATION FILED JULY 31'. I917.

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CUIDELLAS ARMSTRONG, OF HOBART, OKLAHOMA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed July 31, 191-7. Serial'No. 183,?99.

rating steam and water of the general type shown in'- Letters-Patent issued to me in' May, 1915, so that the hot water may be returned to the boiler and the dry steam passed to the point of use. The object of -the invention is to provide a novel structure by the use of which the water will be returned quickly to'the boiler and the steam permitted to rise from the water and flow in a tortuous passage to the steam outlet so that it will be thoroughly dried and relieved of all moisture, drugs or sediment, thereby promoting safety iii-the boiler, reducing wear and increasing the efiiciency of machinery, and economizing in time and fuel. A secondary object of the invention is to so construct the device that the inlet and the steam outlet will be in alinement thereby pern'iitting the device to be very quickly and easily fitted to existing plants.

The invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- FlfllllQ l is a central vertical longitudinal section of an apparatus embodying my nnprovements;

F ig. "2 is a horizontal section of the same;

3 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. l is a similar section on the line 4-dof Fig.

ln carrying; out my invention, I employ a cylindrical casing or shell 1 which is provided with a water outlet 2 in one wall. The cylindrical casing or shell is provided with annular flanges 23 at its ends and to the said flanges, l secure the heads a, said heads being of concave convex form and one head having its convexity disposed within the cylinder. T he heads are provided centrally with openings receiving threaded nozzles or collars it being noted that the heads are duplica .es in onstruction so that the cost of manufacture will be minimized and rapidity of production assured.- The head having its convexity within the cylindrical casing or shell is disposed at the inlet end of the shell and an inlet pipe 6 is fitted in the collar 5 in said head and has its inner end turned downwardly and disposed approxiinately over the water outlet 9, as clearly shown in Fin". 1. Disposed lohgitudinally within the shell, on the opposite sides of thd same and slightly above the inlet pipe. (3. are cleats or bullies which serve as supports for av bridge 8 consisting of a plate of metal having; per-torutions 9 formed therethroiurh. lhe said perforations permit the steam to rise. through the bridge and the bullies serve to deflect the steam at the sides ot the s t toward the center thereol so that it will he deflected from a straight upward path and thereby retained in the water space or the space he low the bridge :t'or a short period to assist in heating the bridge which will react upon the steam to partially dry the same. The inner edge of the bridge. 8 is (lis d against a. vertical. partition or battle .l l ihich extends across the shell 1. and has it wwer, edge so cured to or formed into;v with a liiottoui oi the device. This liottz upon cleats or batllesli e. nally withii'i the shell. I bottom plate constiti which may he slid throu shell and resten upon the outlet head l is secured tious l3 are provided in 5 per portion oi the partition ll) to pen the steam to pass into the liaiile age and line or more drip nozzles ll. are provided in 'h iottom plate 11 near the outlet head 4 to i lit the water of coni'lensation to drain l into the water space of the casing. lVithin the battle cane, lv provide a plurality of vertical liallles 15 which are disposed in sla c d relation, as shown most clearly in Fin. y and have concave or ll-shaped Faces presented to. ard the pa rtition .10 to be acted upon hy the incoming' steam. The steam striking these hallles will be diverted and will circulate in a tortuous manner around the several hallles and will finally escape through the outlet collar 5, as will be readily uuderstruul. As the. steam strikes the ballles 15 the, moisture contained therein will be. arrw'ted and will trickle down the said hail'lt to the botton'i plate 11 and will eventually escape through the perforations 14. As the operation of the device continues, the ballles will liiecomc heated and will then react upon the steam so as to dry the same and relieve it of all moisture, the. steam escaping; through the outlet being generally free of all moisture and plat e l l rests .uion l0 and uv halllo cage to end of the .2 before the Perforalllli llltl super-heated so that it will very quickly perform the work allotted. to it. To hold the steam to the baflies 15 an arched deflector 1G is secured to and projects from the partition 10 over the upper ends of the bailles and in spaced relation to the shell 1, the space between thesaid arch and the shell serving to prevent loss of heat through radiation from the shell. On the inner side of the partition 10 below the bridge 5, I provide a transverse bafiie or deflector 17 which serves to turn downwardly the water which may tend to rise with the steam from the end of the inlet pipe 6.

It will be readilynoted that the inlet and the steam outlet in my present device are in axial alinement so that the apparatus may be readily interposed in and fitted to any plant now in use. By arranging the discharge end of the inlet pipe or elbow 6 approximately over the water outlet 2 the hot water is returned quickly to the boiler while the steam will rise from the water immediately upon the issuance of the mixed steam and water from the said elbow. The steam cannot pass directly to the steam outlet but must rise through the bridge 8 and then pass through the upper portion of the partition 10 so that these elements will be raised in temperature and will react so as to dry the steam. The partition 8 and the baffle cage need not be secured to the cleats upon which they rest, but may simply rest loosely thereon and will be held against rising by the cylindrical contour of the cas ing. They may, consequently, be'easily slid into or removed from the casing so that repairs or renewals may be very conveniently made.

a steam outlet in the opposite end, a bridge disposed within the casin at one end thereof above theinlet, a ba e cage supported within the casing above the lower side thereof and having a vertical partition hearing against the said bridge, the bridge and the said partition being provided with perforations, and a plurality of bafiles within the battle cage.

3. In a steam separator, the combination of a casing having an inlet at one end and a steam outlet at the opposite end, a bridge disposed across the casing at the inlet end of the same and above the inlet, a bafiie cage supported within the casing and comprising a vertical partition abutting the inner end of the said bridge, and a bottom plate extending from the said partition to the outlet end of the casing in spaced relation to the lower side of the casing, the said bridge, partition and bottom plate being perforated, a plurality of bafiles within the bafiie cage, and a battle 011 the inner face of the partition below the bridge. 1

a. A steam separator comprising a casing having an inlet in one end, a steam outlet in its opposite end and a water outlet in its lower side, an inlet pipe secured in the inlet of the casing and having its inner end turned downwardly approximately over the water outlet, a bridge disposed across the inlet end of the casing and above the inlet, said bridge being perforated, a vertical partition disposed within the casing and abutting the bridge, the upper portion of said partition being perforated, a bottom plate extending from the said partition to the outlet end of the casing in spaced relation to the lower side of the casing and being perforated adjacent the outlet end thereof, a baflie on the inner face of the partition below the bridge, a plurality of vertically disposed baflies rising from the said bottom plate in staggered relation and having concave faces presented toward the vertical partition, and an arch extending over the upper ends of the bafiies in spaced relation to the casing.

In estimony whereof I affix my signature.

OUDELLAS ARMSTRONG. [Ls] 

